(21 Dec 2023)
RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY:

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Kerem Shalom crossing, southern Gaza - 21 December 2023
1. Various of Kerem Sahlom closed gate after reported Israeli airstrikes
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ashraf Said, crossing employee:
“We heard two hits after five minutes of the driver had entered Kerem Shalom. The drivers came back and said that they saw the men blown into pieces, four young men killed including Colonel Salah Ghaben (The Palestinian Director of the Kerem Shalom crossing), may God have mercy on him.“
3. Various of trucks being loaded with aid, preparing to cross to Gaza
4. Mid of Egypt’s flag
5. Various of aid trucks entering from the Egyptian Gate of the terminal
6. Various of trucks queuing before crossing to Gaza
7. Various of fuel truck escorted by UN car heading to Gaza

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Rafah, southern Gaza - 21 December 2023
8. Various of the body colonel Salah Ghaben, the Palestinian Director of the Kerem Shalom crossing, at al- Najar hospital mortuary
STORYLINE:
Palestinian doctors said four people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on southern Gaza on Thursday as diplomatic efforts increase to secure aid deliveries and another cease-fire.

Health authorities said bodies of those killed in the attack, including Kerem Shalom crossing boss, Colonel Salah Ghaben, were taken to the morgues at Abu Yousef Al Najjar hospital in Rafah.

In response to the incident, the U.N.’s agency for Palestinian refugees said it was suspending aid operation at the crossing.

Trucks carrying fuel and humanitarian were waiting to enter Gaza on Thursday.

Israel carried out more strikes and other operations across Gaza, but a territory-wide communications outage made it difficult to confirm details about the fighting.

Nearly 20-thousand Palestinians have been killed since Israel declared war on Hamas, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza, which does not differentiate between civilian and combatant deaths.

Israel says more than 130 of its soldiers have died in its ground offensive after Hamas raided southern Israel on October 7, killing about 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and taking about 240 hostages.

AP Video shot by Mohammad Jahjooh

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